Friends Presentation: The Renaissance Artist-Scientist – present by Assoc Prof Andrea Bubenik

Associate Professor Andrea Bubenik, an expert in Renaissance and Baroque art, is coming to town to discuss some of the fascinating links between art and science in the early modern era.

The contemporary distinction between art and science would have been incomprehensible to Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) and Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). For these Renaissance ‘artist-scientists’ techniques of visualizing, not just the written word, were deeply relevant for observing and making sense of nature.

Be guided by Assoc Prof Andrea Bubenik as you explore the natural worlds of Dürer and Leonardo, and consider especially how their images not only afford the possibility of an interdisciplinary approach, but rather necessitate it. From a microcosmic tuft of grass to a seemingly insignificant beetle, a lesson in anatomy to a study of the motion of water: these images all matter to the history of ideas as much as texts do, with demonstrable impact on the pursuit of knowledge.

📍 The Abbey Hall, 31 The Abbey Pl, Caboolture
📅 Saturday, 26 April
⏰ 2pm – 4pm
🎟 Friends Member $10 | Guest $20